Open-air sleeping room



; Sept. 20,1927. 1,643,070

E. T. HEINSON OPEN AIR SLEEPING Room F'i yveqg 51, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 & L 1 l Sept; 20, 1927.

E. T. HEINSON OPEN AIR SLEEPING ROOM Filed Dec. 51, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 III,

ErnesfiJZHcwan w Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

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' oi hit aiitstnnin Application filed ii je'c'einb'er 31-; I925. seriainti' 78,6i.

-This invention aimsto' provide a,=novel means whereby the occupants of d-ifierent con' p'artments in a sleeping porch may ob tain priyaey and protect themselveslagainst undesirable weather C(DTLCl'ltlOIiS', itbeing pose. sible tognaintain'all of the advantages ot and openairsleeping porch. Although the vice may be usedadvantageously 1n connec-' ti'o'n with sleeping perches, it is not confined to'tl'iat use, but may be employed Wherever desired. y

3 It is Within the provinceot the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of deyiee's of that type to whicht-he invention appertains; i r

Wi'th the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proce'eds; the invent on resides in the comb1na-- tionnnd arrangement oi? parts and in the details of construction hereinafter descrlbed and claimed, it being" understood that cha'iigesin th'e p'reise embodiment of the invention herein" di'selos'ed ,"niay be made out departingfrom the spirit of the inven tioii; a In the drawingsz i I Figure "I shows in elevation, a device ot the classdescribed constructed for use on" on the line 3+ ing', I sleeping porch or the like Figure 4;

Figure 5, is a 's'e'ctio ofcFigure l'; v

Figure 6 1s a F igTUTQ, ms aperspective-view showing a portion: o1 one ofthe pressure members;

In Figures 1,. 2 3", the numeral 1 marks a partition in a building, sleeping porch or the like. In the partition 1 is mounteda frame 2 which may include a hollow lintel 3, pairs of stiles 4, and a sill 5. The lower portion of the frame 2 is closed by an opaque panel 6. The panel 6 extends between the pairs of stiles 4: and rests on the sill 5. A frame 7 extends between the panel 6 and the lintel 3. The frame 7 eX- tends bet-ween the stiles l of the pairs, as

' shown in Figure 3. The frame 7 carries a for instance; by hanging it on oneof the A? section on th'e' line of 7 screen 8. The stiles '4; are provided with flanges 9; Qpaquef-solid'closures 1O slide between the flanges 9 and the panel 6'. The closures' 1'0' are ofs'uch'size that when they areidrawn up" and slid inwardly, they may be lodged within the screei'i frame 7. Eyes 11 or i the like are connected to the upper.

edges of"-the closure' 10. the closures arefrai'sed' and slidi'iiwardly into'th'e screen frame 7, the-eyes 11 are receive'din recesses Cir l2 that are forined in the upper rail of the scl'feeirfia'me 7. Elexible elements are connected to theeyes 11 on the closures a'ndmare .rove over sheaves'f 15 on the lintel 3,

are located neari the up er edge of the" panel 6. Spring actuated rollers 17 are journa'fll'ed' in the brackets 16. Curtains 18 are woundabout thejrolle'rsf Flexible elements 19fare eon'nected to the curtains. Flexible elements 19 arerove over sheaves 20 on the lintel i The flexible elements lt and 19 are belayedf on cleats? 21fon the' stiles 4, or

held in 'a'ny otherdesired way;

- Itan :oec'upantof ,a mem on eit-herside of the partltio n 1 requires a moderate degree of'piiva'cy lie can ha'ul'up his curtain 1'8 and make the line 19 fa st to-onei of the el'eats 21}. If he desires that privacy which is deemed by a solid partition, he animal up the clos'ure lo push the"closure into the screen frame 7, where" it" is liel'd' f1ictioiially,*an d' dispose of the line 14 as he considers best,

cl'eats 21; It is" possibleg of course','-to lower both curtains IS-and to drop both closure's 10'; whereupon the screen 8 remains open and uncovered, and free" circulation' between the adjoining roonisfof a sleeping porch or other structure afforded. I V 3 In Figures 4, 5. 6' and 7 oft-hedrawings theie is-shOwn' a. device which is adapted to be used 10 n theouter, wall of a sleeping porch, to secure .pri'va'cy protection from the weathergandthelike; withoutimpairing the utility of the building as an open air sleeping porch; and although a sleeping porch has been mentioned, the structure hereinafter described may be used elsewhere than on a sleeping porch.

The numeral QQ'marks an outer wall in which is mounted any desired number of frames 23 each including a hollow lintel 24 stiles 25 and a sill 26. Plates 27 are seated in thestiles 25 and are held therein by securing elements 28, such as screws. The

plates 27 have ribs 29, 30 and 31 which project inwardly. The ribs 31 are wider than the ribs 29 and 30. An upper screen frame slides between the ribs 29 and 30, the screen in the frame being marked by the numeral 32. The lower screen frame 3% slides between the ribs 30 and 31, and the screen of that frame is marked by the numeral 35. A spring-actuated roller 36 is journaled in the hollow lintel 2%. About the roller is wound a curtain 37 of flexible transparent material. The curtain 37 ex tends downwardly through a slot in the bottom of the lintel 2i; and slides in contact with the rib or flange 31 on the plate 27. A spring-actuated roller 38 is journalcd in the hollow lintel 2d. The roller 38 carries a flexible curtain 39. The curtain 39 is made outof material which is ain-proof and sunproof. The curtain 39 extends downwardly through a slot in the bottom of the lintel and slides in contact with flanges 10 on the plates 27. A means is provided for holding the curtain 37 against the ribs 31, and for holding the curtain 89 against the flanges etO. This means may be in the form of wings 41 having inwardly extended lips adapted to bear on the curtains, the lips being pirotally mounted on rods 13 carried by bracket plates it, springs d5 being engaged about the rods and cooperating; with the bracket plates is: and with the wings tl to urge the wings against the curtains 3? and 39, thereby preventing the curtains from flappingabout, without interfering with the sliding movement of the curtains. The bracket plate ist for the device that cooper ates with the curtain S7, is mounted on the plate 27, as shown in Figure 6, whereas the bracket plate as of the device which c0operates with the curtain 39, is mounted on the stile 25.

Brackets -16 are mounted on the stiles 25 near the sill 2c, and in the brackets a6, a spring-actuated roller a7 is journaled, the roller carrying an upwardly extended curtain d8, which may be made out of common and usual window curtain fabric, the curtain 48 being connected to flexible element 4-9 extended over a pulley 50 on the lintel 3 and downwardly to a cleat 51 on the stile 25.

It is clear that the operator may lower the curtain a8, and raise the curtains 37 and 39, whereupon the screens 33 and 35 will be fully G.-l] ))f50(l, to permit a circulation of air. The operator may pull up the curtain 4L8 as much as he desires. If he wishes to provide a substantially wind-tight closure, and still have light, he pulls down the flexible transparent, curtain 37, and if he wishes protection against the elements, the curtain 39 is lowered.

ll'hat is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a main frame, an opaque panel in the lower part of said frame, a screen frame in the upper part of said main frame and resting upon said opaque panel, sliding solid closures mounted at opposite sides of said opaque panel and adapted to fit into opposite sides of said screen frame for closing the same, and manually operated means connected to said solid closures for raising the same to a parallel position with said screen frame prior to said closures being); forced into said screen frame.

In a device of the class described, the combination with a main frame, of an opaque panel in the lower part of said main frame, a screen frame in the upper part of said main frame and resting upon the upper edge of said opaque panel, solid closures slidably mounted in said main frame and normally positioned at opposite sides of said opaque panel, said solid closures provided "with eyes on their upper edges, said screen frame provided with a pair of recesses in its upper portion for receiving; said eyes, said solid closures adapted to both it into said screen frame with said. eyes in said recesses, and manually operated means connected to said eyes for raising the solid closures in said main frame to a parallel position with said screen frame prior to said closures be ing forced into said screen frame.

In a device of the class described, the con'ibination with a main frame, of a screen frame and an opaque panel positioned one above the other and in the center of said main frame, sliding closures at opposite sides of said opaque panel and of less size than said screen frame, and said sliding closures being;- adapted to rest snugly within the screen frame when raised parallel therewitl'i and pushed into said screen frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

ERNEST T. I-IEINSON. 

